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Gabrielle Union to Spend 53rd Birthday on Set in Italy, Reflects on Self-Growth

She frames this season as one of self-forgiveness shaped by caregiving for a father with dementia.

Overview

  • Union told PEOPLE at the Oct. 10 Peabody Trailblazer Award event honoring Questlove that she will be in Italy filming on Oct. 29.
  • She said husband Dwyane Wade will join her in Italy and that she hopes he takes her out to celebrate.
  • Calling the plan "iconic," she described marking the day with a couple of cocktails in a romantic, beautiful city.
  • She emphasized pride in her progress, saying she is giving her younger self grace for not being perfect and staying open to learning.
  • Union recently celebrated her father Sylvester’s 81st birthday, noting in an Instagram post that he lives with dementia and has been in memory care since 2023.